Guild Wars 2

I’ve been running a P/P and Flamethrower Scrapper for quite a long while now because it seems to give me the most survivability. And whenever I decide to try using the hammer again, I get murdered in HoT maps by mobs, even when I change my build to try to get the most damage out of the hammer. But in the end, my P/P/Flamethrower build ends up doing the most damage and therefore keeping me alive longer.

This situation completely confounds me. I really thought that the hammer, the weapon exclusive to the Elite Spec, would be the better choice for damage, but instead it puts me at a severe disadvantage both offensively and defensively. With P/P, I wear Carrion armor (sorry, I have no Ascended armor and may never obtain it) and use Firearms, Alchemy, and Scrapper. When trying out the hammer, I switch to Bezerker armor since there isn’t much condition damage to expect from that weapon.

So I wonder if I’m just doing something wrong. I’ve looked at other threads here asking for advice for hammer damage builds, and therefore tried out some of the builds that people suggested, but they all didn’t work for me. Very odd. I guess I also am very picky when it comes to the 6-9 skill slots I prefer. Been using Medic Gyro, Flamethrower, Bulwark Gyro, the purple elixir, and Supply Drop (only use that in boss fights or big group events. The other elite specs just haven’t been useful or practical for my playstyle).

first, I suggest inventions 232 over whatever you’re using in alchemy (221?).

second, are you leaving medic gyro out or killing him immediately? immediate destruction will improve your healing capabilities if you aren’t doing that. and on that note, healing turret is prolly better now anyways due to nerfs to medic gyro and that it will cleanse condis, which you lose when you give up alchemy.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vdAQFASncoC1ahdpCGpCsehl7iie1j9cHcBjwAQsg+hQE-TRCEQB0T9HA8AAg3+DZUJIDVOQNTOT4CAQOdAEUJHpACcLA-e

I hope you like immortality. Imo the lazy flamthrower juggernaut is still the most chill open world PvE build out there. No complex rotations or anything, flamethrower press 1 and you’re golden. you can even use your hammer now and then if you are feeling fancy. Anyway if you don’t want to bother with weapons armor and runes it works just fine in zerkers.